English Explanatory Dictionary

rattlebush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.
  2. Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria.
  3. A plant of species Sesbania drummondii, native to the southeastern United States.

Word forms

rattlebush

Etymology

From rattle + bush, because of the rattling of the seeds in the inflated fruits.

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